Friendliest/unfriendliest U.S. cities, according to Conde Nast Traveler

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN

Updated 1219 GMT (1919 HKT) August 7, 2014

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Friendly cities: 5. New Orleans – "The people have been through a lot, but their enthusiastic pride for their city shines," says one reader about New Orleans. The city is the fifth friendliest U.S. city according to Conde Nast Traveler's annual Readers' Choice Survey.

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Friendly cities: 4. Telluride, Colorado – The relatively peaceful town of Telluride, Colorado ranked fourth. As one reader said, "The nearest stoplight is 75 miles away, as is the nearest snob."

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Friendly cities: 3. San Antonio – Coming third on the list, San Antonio's friendly locals won't be averse to taking a picture for you in front of the historical Alamo Mission.

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Friendly cities: 2. Savannah, Georgia – A number of readers raved about "animated guides in seersucker suits," one of the reasons for Savannah, Georgia coming second in the friendliest cities list.

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Friendly cities: 1. Charleston, South Carolina – For the second year in a row, Charleston in South Carolina was named the friendliest city in the country. It was also the only U.S. city to make it into the top 10 friendliest cities in the world last year.

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Unfriendly cities: 5. New Haven, Connecticut – New Haven, Connecticut may boast several educational and cultural attractions including Yale University (pictured), but it's also the fifth unfriendliest city in the United States according to Conde Nast Traveler's poll.

Unfriendly cities: 3. Hartford, Connecticut – Hartford, Connecticut has "been trying to lift itself out of a slump since the 1980s," said one respondent, but is clearly not succeeding. It was ranked third unfriendliest.

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Unfriendly cities: 2. Oakland, California – "Rough around the edges" was how Oakland, California was described by one traveler. The city was the first runner-up in the unfriendly city list.

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Unfriendly cities: 1. Newark, New Jersey – Having been voted the least friendly city in the world last year (beating Islamabad, Kuwait City and even Detroit), the New Jersey hub has this year been named the least friendly in the United States too.

Southern cities dominated the list of the friendliest cities with Charleston, South Carolina, topping the chart.

Named the friendliest city in the world in last year's poll, Charleston is a "quaint and special little gem" according to the report, winning travelers' hearts with its hospitality, great food, local culture, history and natural beauty.

Savannah, Georgia, came second thanks to the "animated guides in seersucker suits" and San Antonio rounded up the top three.

The unfriendly list was dominated by medium-sized cities.

Oakland, California, was voted second unfriendliest, and was described as "rough around the edges."

Ranked third, Hartford, Connecticut, has "been trying to lift itself out of a slump since the 1980s."

Detroit dropped from no. 4 to no. 6 in the unfriendly list.

Called the "armpit of the world" by one reader last year, the report said comments this year were less brutal.